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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $26M to charities ahead of weddingJul 02, 2026 2:29 pm - Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to charities this week ahead of their Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding in New York: Here’s what we knowJul 02, 2026 12:40 pm - More details are coming out surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, which is really taking place this weekend at Madison Square Garden.
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Permit obtained by AP shows schedule for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s weddingJul 02, 2026 12:27 pm - Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden and could last until 4 a.m. the next morning, according to a copy of a city permit obtained by The Associated Press.
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Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakesJul 02, 2026 10:16 am - Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling days-long operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier.
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Trump administration proposes a rule it says could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion on drugsJul 02, 2026 9:53 am - The Trump administration is proposing a new rule on Thursday to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says that could save consumers $1.1 billion next year, according to estimates obtained by The Associated Press.
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US employers still reluctant to add many jobs as hiring slows in JuneJul 02, 2026 8:16 am - U.S. employers slowed hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook.
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U.S. filings for jobless aid fall to 215,000 as layoffs remain at historically healthy levelsJul 02, 2026 8:05 am - U.S. applications for jobless aid inched down last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels.
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Vatican cracks down on a traditionalist group by excommunicating its bishopsJul 02, 2026 7:35 am - The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church. It also excommunicated its bishops and priests, and warned its faithful that they too face the harshest sanctions in the church.
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Trump administration’s $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico borderJul 02, 2026 7:24 am - After a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump's administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a combination of 30-foot-tall steel fencing and an array of sophisticated technology like sensors, cameras and towers allowing Border Patrol to surveil the territory.
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New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may followJul 02, 2026 7:09 am - New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too.